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Wednesday, November 30, 2016

Hi, Lois here today. I have to tell you that I have fallen in love with all those cute little critters in the October release from CottageCutz -- In the Forest. Today I'm bringing you a card which I was a bit unhappy with initially, but with the addition of a couple of elements, I am quite happy.

I began by cutting out the pieces from the Deer and Rabbit Peekers, the Tree Stump and Log for Peekers, and Earmuffs and Mittens dies.

I then sponged some color on the rabbit and stump pieces to give them some depth. I colored the inside of the bunny ears and the nose with markers.

I cut out the layers and die cut the ovals . . .

. . . sponged some ink for the grass and sky on the cream-colored oval and constructed my card. However, at this point I was not very happy with the card. It definitely needed something. The bunny didn't really look too happy peeking out from that stump. I had an idea about how to cheer him up, so I die cut the balloon and the word "Celebrate."

Tuesday, November 29, 2016

Today I share with you another card created with "In the forest" dies. These are really great dies, and can be used for many occasions.
For the main image I chose a curious puppy, who went alone exploring the forest.

Sunday, November 27, 2016

It's Donna here sharing another Christmas card to share with you. I hope all of you that celebrate Thanksgiving had a wonderful day on Thursday. I had a great time with my family in North Carolina and to even top it off, the weather was fabulous, it was 73 sunny degrees there.

Have you heard about the BIGGEST SALE OF THE YEAR over at CottageCutz? Yes, you can get up to 70% off your order! Please hope on over to the store and see all the goodies you can get.

Also, there is a Black Friday Release. It's all about camping and forest friends. You can get the whole bundle at 55% off click here to see it.

Now that I have given you all the news about the sale and the new release, here is my card. I am using the adorable Candy Cane Penguin! And guess what, it is 50% off in the store. This one is a keeper for me, I love it and it is so easy to put it together.

Here is how I put my card together:

1. My card is a 4 1/4 x 4 1/4 card,

2. The first layer is 3 1/8 x 4 1/4,

3. The pattern paper is 3 x 4 1/4,

4. The next layer is 1 1/4 x 4 1/4,

5. The penguin paper is 1 x 4 1/4,

6. The circles are from the Circle Set, I used the largest and next to the largest for the layering,

7. I cut out all the pieces of the penguin, inked the edges, and glued the pieces together,

8. I added the sentiment, and finished off the card with some glitter enamel dots.

Saturday, November 26, 2016

Hello Scrapping Cottage friends! Thanks for taking the time to stop and visit today. It's Mary Marsh here bringing you the Saturday edition of the Blog.

Well our Thanksgiving Day has come and gone here in the US. We had a wonderful time with 4 generations sitting around our table having our Thanksgiving dinner. I spent days preparing for it and now it's time to think seriously about Christmas.

So if you haven't started your cards as yet, I am showing one today that could very easily be mass produced. You could change it up by simply using a different patterned paper. So let's get started on some details of how I created my card. The bells are part of the Christmas Holly Bells die and the corner holly is from the Holly & Berries die.

Looks like both these dies are on a 50% off sale. In fact there is aBlack Friday blowout sale going on as well as a newBlack Friday "camping" release. So it's a good day to shop with this being small business Saturday. Plus you can get some great deals on Christmas dies. Check out this Blog or our Pinterest Board for lots of inspiration from the design team.

I started my card by choosing my patterned paper. That determined my card colors and the shades of red and green I would use for my holly die cuts. I used a real red and a ivy green cardstock. I cut the holly leaves 2x because I like a bit of dimension with my dies.

Cut all the dies and now I am ready for assembling. The bells are cut from a metallic gold on kraft cardstock. I thought this shade of gold went well with the patterned paper. I tried a lighter one but didn't like it as well.

Decided on my sentiment and stamped that in a real red ink on kraft cardstock. I cut it out with the stitched rounded rectangle die. It makes it stand out a bit and adds interest to the card. The patterned paper was a bit busy to stamp directly on there.

To complete my card I added a few drops of glossy accents to the holly berries. I hope this card has given you some inspiration. If you want to recreate it for your Christmas cards, the dies are on sale including the stitched rectangle die.

Well Blogger friends, that's it for me for this week so until next time.......inky hugs.

Tuesday, November 22, 2016

In a sunny autumn afternoon during a walk in a nearby forest, one hears only rustling of leaves beneath the feet. Under the impression of beautiful colors that flow on autumn leaves, I created this card.